Wuhan: China’s Wuhan resumes services after easing two-month lockdown, reports said. The central city of China was the erstwhile epicenter of deadly coronavirus. Reports said passengers were seen walking on the platform of the subway stations connected with Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan. The authorities have partly eased over two months of near total isolation […]

Wuhan: China’s Wuhan resumes services after easing two-month lockdown, reports said. The central city of China was the erstwhile epicenter of deadly coronavirus.

Reports said passengers were seen walking on the platform of the subway stations connected with Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan. The authorities have partly eased over two months of near total isolation for its population of 11 million due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The city was placed under lockdown in January with roadblocks ring-fencing its outskirts and drastic restrictions on daily life.

London: British Premier Boris Johnson on Friday said he is in self-quarantine after testing positive for the deadly COVID-19. Johnson tweeted: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus”. He, however said, he will continue to discharge the duties as PM via video-conference. The video message further said […]

London: British Premier Boris Johnson on Friday said he is in self-quarantine after testing positive for the deadly COVID-19.

Johnson tweeted: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus”. He, however said, he will continue to discharge the duties as PM via video-conference.

The video message further said :”Be in no doubt that I can continue and thanks to the wizardry of modern technology to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fightback against coronavirus”.

The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has also announced on Twitter that he too has tested positive for the deadly virus.

A spokesperson said the test was carried out in No 10 by NHS staff. Reports said a total of 11,658 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Britain. There were 578 deaths.

Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, had earlier this week also tested positive for the coronavirus.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab would temporarily assume the role of prime minister if Johnson was incapacitated, the government said.

London: The 71-year-old heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, according to reports. He is presently in self-isolating with “mild symptoms,” according to Clarence House office on Wednesday. The reports said the Prince of Wales’ wife, Camilla, 72, the Duchess of Cornwall, has tested negative for COVID-19. They […]

London: The 71-year-old heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, according to reports.

He is presently in self-isolating with “mild symptoms,” according to Clarence House office on Wednesday.

The reports said the Prince of Wales’ wife, Camilla, 72, the Duchess of Cornwall, has tested negative for COVID-19. They are in self-quarantine at their home, Burnham, on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland.

The office of the prince said: “He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual”.

New agencies quoting a royal source said that the prince was tested Monday and got the results on Tuesday.

The Buckingham Palace said Her Majesty, the Queen remains in good health. It was not yet known when Charles first displayed symptoms.

He met Prince Albert, Monaco’s head of state, nine days before Albert announced he had contracted the virus. They met March 10 at a WaterAid event in London, where Charles gave a speech.

Kabul: Sikh religious site in Kabul was attacked by unknown gunmen and suicide bombers, Afghanistan Interior Ministry on Wednesday said. The Interior Ministry officials said the suicide bombers could be present inside the place of worship. There is no word on the casualties or identity of the attackers. More details are awaited. The Interior Ministry […]

Beijing: China has said it will lift travel curb from Hubei province, where the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus disease had emerged in December last year. The announcement was made on Tuesday in this connection, officials said. The central province, Hubei, was under lockdown for two months to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease. […]

Beijing: China has said it will lift travel curb from Hubei province, where the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus disease had emerged in December last year.

The announcement was made on Tuesday in this connection, officials said. The central province, Hubei, was under lockdown for two months to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease.

Officials said residents categorised as healthy would be allowed to leave the province from Tuesday midnight. Meanwhile, Wuhan , epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, will withdraw restrictions starting April 8.

On Monday, Wuhan reported only one new confirmed case of COVID-19 after seeing zero new case for five consecutive days.

Washington: At least 400 people have died due to the novel coronavirus in the United States, another grim milestone as the number of US cases topped 32,000 on Sunday. There are at least 32,149 confirmed cases in the United States. Millions of people in at least eight states face orders by their governors aimed at […]

Washington: At least 400 people have died due to the novel coronavirus in the United States, another grim milestone as the number of US cases topped 32,000 on Sunday.

There are at least 32,149 confirmed cases in the United States.

Millions of people in at least eight states face orders by their governors aimed at keeping them home to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.

Businesses deemed “essential” will be allowed to stay open, and restaurants will still be allowed to serve customers via takeout.

Similar measures have been announced in California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey, which have urged nonessential workers to stay home in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus and reduce stress on the health care system.

Each state provides for certain exceptions, such as visiting grocery stories, pharmacies or health care facilities, among others.

Beijing: China has approved human safety trials of an experimental vaccine for COVID-19 which has killed at least 7,813 people world over. This development comes nearly 19 hours after the US announced it would begin the phase 1 trial of the first corona vaccine called mRNA-1273. Media reports said the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in […]

Beijing: China has approved human safety trials of an experimental vaccine for COVID-19 which has killed at least 7,813 people world over.

This development comes nearly 19 hours after the US announced it would begin the phase 1 trial of the first corona vaccine called mRNA-1273.

Media reports said the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan has infected 189,680 people across 146 countries.

The media reports further said the Chinese coronavirus vaccine was given a go-ahead for early-stage clinical trials on March 17, after it passed the registration review of clinical research. Local scientists said that the process will take 12-18 months for the vaccine to become available for widespread use.

Maryland: A new study has suggested that the novel coronavirus could survive on surfaces for days and not hours as earlier made out to be. The study said the infectious particles can remain stable in air and linger on solid surfaces for several hours to days. The study, conducted by the researchers of the National […]

Maryland: A new study has suggested that the novel coronavirus could survive on surfaces for days and not hours as earlier made out to be.

The study said the infectious particles can remain stable in air and linger on solid surfaces for several hours to days.

The study, conducted by the researchers of the National Institutes of Health(NIH), CDC, UCLA and Princeton University, said the scientists found that the virus was detectable up to four hours on copper, 24 hours on cardboard and two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.

The NIH study attempted to mimic the virus being deposited from an infected person onto everyday surfaces in a household or hospital setting. The scientists then investigated how long the virus remained infectious on these surfaces.

Washington: The Americans are panic buying guns and ammunition due to fears of social unrest amid the COIVD-19 crisis, reports said. While the rest of the world is concerned about hygiene and essential supplies, the Americans are buying guns. The reports said long queues of buyers outside gun stores were seen on the west coast […]

Washington: The Americans are panic buying guns and ammunition due to fears of social unrest amid the COIVD-19 crisis, reports said.

While the rest of the world is concerned about hygiene and essential supplies, the Americans are buying guns.

The reports said long queues of buyers outside gun stores were seen on the west coast last week. Long queues outside a gunshop in Culver City, California are seen throughout the week.

Media reports said cities like California, New York and Washington have seen a massive surge in gun sales. Buyers told local media that they are purchasing weapons to protect their families from looters. Social unrest and shortage of food and supplies will aggravate the situation due to coronavirus, they said.

There are also reports that the demand for toilet rolls and sanitisers are so high that scuffles and brawls have broken in supermarkets over their possession.

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Beijing: The first case of the COVID-19 disease may have first come to light as early as November last year, according to latest reports. Till date there are over 4,700 deaths and 128,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus worldwide. According to researchers, the date when the first case was detected was found to be November […]

Beijing: The first case of the COVID-19 disease may have first come to light as early as November last year, according to latest reports.

Till date there are over 4,700 deaths and 128,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus worldwide.

According to researchers, the date when the first case was detected was found to be November 17, media reports quoting sources said.

A Hong Kong-based publication cited interviews with “whistle-blowers” from the medical community who stated that Chinese doctors came to know that they were dealing with a new disease sometime in December 2019.